Houghton ends Redettes’ 11-year run as U.P. swim champions

February 17, 2013

Marquette Senior High School's 11-year win streak in the MHSAA Upper Peninsula girls' swimming and diving championships came to an end Saturday.

Houghton, claiming five events, ended the Redettes' long domination with a 339-319 victory at the MSHS pool.

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Marquette’s Janelle Carroll pushes to the finish line during the girls 500-yard freestyle during the MHSAA U.P. Swimming and Diving Championships at Marquette Senior High School on Saturday. (Journal photo by Matt Keiser)

"It's pretty overwhelming," Gremlins' third-year head coach Roger Woods said of his school's first U.P. girls' crown since 2001. "This is a really close team and they support each other.

"Everyone scored points today and that's hard to do. Everybody knew what they needed to do in terms of places and really pulled it off.

"Of the years I've seen high school swimming, I thought this was the closest opportunity we had (to beat Marquette)," he added.